Service Eddy Galles

Opening Remarks:

Dear friends and family,

We have gathered this morning to remember our dear loved one Eddy Galles… who was taken from us suddenly on December 24th… Words can not describe the sense of loss and pain that comes from such a tragedy… Lee and Debbie, Jack and Maddy we want to start by telling you how much we love your family… And you pain is also our pain and grief...

We will never understand why things like this happen in this life… but we do know that in times of Difficulty we know that we can look up for Strength..

In the psalms they have these songs of Ascent they would sing as they went up to Mount Zion to worship… David says that He would look to God from where His Help came from...

Psalm 121:1 ESV

I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?

Psalms 121

Death is always a great loss for those who us who remain..and it is in times like this we need to we can find solace and comfort in the great promises found in the scriptures - One of them being that , “Lord is near to us.” The psalmist David, tells us that the Lord is near to the brokenhearted and he saves the crushed in spirit. () The prophet Isaiah tells us that when we go through deep waters, and troubles that he will be with us.. because he is the Lord your God. Jesus made this promise AT HIS ASCENSION when He departed from his disciples - that he would send to them His Holy Spirit - the HS would BE with them and in them from the now into eternity.… \As reminder that we are all pilgrims in this world…and death really isn’t final stop— In “Jesus said, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die.’”The Resurrection of Jesus give us great hope.. God has conquered death through His Son, Jesus Christ, and because of the resurrection a pathway has been made for all those who have placed their trust in Jesus Christ.

Opening Prayer

Let's open in a word of prayer -

Dear Lord, We come today to honor our loved one. We are gathered here today - not only to grieve the loss of Eddy but to also give thanks to you for his life among us.

We are gathered here today -  not only to mourn over how different our lives will be without him, but to give thanks to you for how full life was when he was with us.

We have gathered here today - not only to consider the shortness and uncertainty of life on earth, but to give thanks to you for the gift of life and the gift of family and the gift of friendships.Lord, we ask that you would comfort us this day as we come together to share love and sweet memories with one another.In Jesus' name we pray,

Amen

TRANSITIONAL COMMENTS.

To be honest I only met Eddy a couple times when he came up from L.A to visit Lee and Debbie… But, I feel that I know him much better than that because of the way the family talked about Eddy…

Eddy was a go getter --- someone who went after His dreams and was willing to do the hard work to get it done.. Eddy had an amazing sense of humor and just by a look or gesture you knew what he was communicating… Eddie was a loving and knew how to make you feel loved... He often demonstrated his love through giving that perfect gift.… Eddie was a Role model to the rest of the family… I have spent quite a bit of time with Jack and Maddie and I know how much they looked up to Eddy… One thing I know about the Galles is that they have HUGE hearts...

There have been some moments that have really impacted me during this week..

The first is the response that Lee and Debbie.. First, thing when I embraced lee on the 23rd was that He made it clear that even though He didn’t understand Why this was happening… I loved Jesus… and we need him more than every… There is never a good time to receive news of a death in a family… But Christmas Eve seems that much harder…On Christmas mourning they arrived at 5;00am … and they prayed…

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I am so very smart, but if you asked me to fix something I will say I don't know how, then later work diligently until I figure it out.I love going out to eat with family and friends, especially to the taco truck, but somehow I always manage to forget my wallet.I am very funny and thoroughly enjoy zapping people with my one liners.I love to dress in all white when I go out with my friends; white hat, white shoes, and to tie it all together a very wrinkled white shirt, and I always know I am the best looking guy in the place.My brother and I are very opposite, he can make an hour production out of a shower. I jump in, wash up, jump out, throw a giants hat on and I am good to go.If I won a million dollars on Monday, I will have it all spent by Tuesday morning and I will always spend my last hundred dollars on the perfect gift for the people I love.The convenience store is my favorite place to shop and I can easily spend a hundred dollars just on snacks for the day.I am a very private person. I can talk to someone on the phone for an hour and if someone ask me who I was talking to I can never seem to recall.I can debate sports all day long as long as it's about the giants, especially how there is NOTHING good about Brandon Belt.When I was young I loved going to work with my dad at the ranch so I could play with my cousins as I grew older I realized going to the ranch meant I too was going to have to work which just really isn't my thing.My job is at AT&T and although chances are I'm late most days I love my job and my crew.My favorite thing to do is spend time on my truck. I can spend hours planing my next upgrade and making it happen.I love my nephews more than anything else in this world.I know I am a pain in the butt to my sister and Josh but they are truly two of my best friends.I have an unexplainable bond with my brother Heath and cousin Jake and I always know that I will win at our battles of making fun of each other.I could spend everyday watching the giants games with my dad and although I often don't listen to him I always hear him say "I love you."I love my morning battles with my mom and although I know I will never win I will never quit trying, even if I know she's right. I have always counted on her in my toughest times knowing she was always my biggest fan.My family loved me and were convinced they could fix me but it was too big. I am now free, I am free of pain, I am free of sorrow, I am finally free.

Message:

Message:

\\There is this moment in Scripture at the time before accession when Jesus is taken from the disciples to the father.. That Jesus prepares his disciples for his departure… The question on every one of the disciples minds is this--- what’s next?… what happens now that He is Gone? How do we continue...Jesus uses these amazing words…DO NOT BE TROUBLED!!

1. Jesus said "Let not your heart be troubled."

​ ESV“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.

This was written as a mandate to the disciples.. “let your hearts not be troubled.” Jesus didn’t say, don’t grieve… me…Rather the word “trouble” here means --- don’t let this overcome your faith.. don’t throw in the towel… Don’t give up… be encouraged.... in other word As they moved forward in their own journey that they were to take heart.. And they were to Believe in God and trust in God… Keep believing… Because there is much more to this life that meets the eye..… the credits might be playing on the screen but don’t get up so quickly… this is only begining..Why should they not be troubled?

II. Jesus has gone ahead to prepare a place... kieth Green wrote this song.I Can’t wait to get to heaven..You know, I look around at the world and I see all the beauty that God made. I see the forest and the trees and all the things. And says in the Bible that He made them is six days and I don't know if they're a literal six days or not. Scientists would say no, some theologians would say yes. But I know that Jesus Christ has been preparing a home for me and for some of you, for two thousand years. And if the world took six days and that home two thousand years, hey man, this is like living in a garbage can compared to what's going on up there

​ ESVIn my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.

Something about Home.. You can go away on a trip… but there is nothing like driving into your own house… Heaven fits… this description.. Heaven is going to have a familiar feel to it… Jesus gives them the assurance that he is going before them to prepare a place for them… He goes before them to prepare a place a home… C. S. Lewis—“If we really think that home is elsewhere and that this life is a ‘wandering to find home,’ why should we not look forward to the arrival?” There is room for each of us. A weary traveler’s most dreaded sign is NO VACANCY, but that is not true with our home in Heaven. There is always room in his house. This speaks of God’s care for his own.

3. We receive comfort in knowing that we have a destination. Thomas, upon hearing that Jesus was leaving, was anxious. He asked, “Lord, we do not know where you are going—how do we know the way?” And with three words Jesus told us about the destination, which will give us the comfort we need in days such as these. , “I am the way, the truth, and the life.…”

Announcement

The family would like to invite you to join them at the memorial Hall in Durham following this service.. Close this sermon with commital and Benediction and after the CD is played are dismissed.

Committal:

In the light of the promises God has given us in His Word and in as much as it has pleased the Lord in His sovereign wisdom and purpose to take from our midst one whom we have loved, we now commit Hank body to its final resting place there might be the recognition that You work all things together for good for those who love you; and that precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints because death is the calling of a believer home and into God’s presence; that there might be a casting of our care upon you to find comfort in the knowledge of what death means to the our dear friend who is now with you; and that you would comfort and strengthen in the days ahead. Help the family and friends to rest and draw strength from you.These things we ask in the name of the King of kings and Lord of lords, even in Christ our Savior.